meaning the original one was lost or destroyed and had to be replaced
with a gilded aluminum rank pip and regiment “8” numeral
an extensive type-written four page autobiography (209x296mm)
maker marked “Hensler - Pforzheim” and “DRGM 35269” on the reverse
it did not go overseas as a formed unit
Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Galipoli Star, C.1915 Auction Archive meaning the original one wasHarp Madalyas. Instituted in 1915. Of Turkish manufacture, in nickel plated brass with red patination, tughra of Sultan Mehmed V Red, over the date 1333 AH (AD 1915) within an upward facing crescent moon, ball finials on the tips of the star points, measuring 56. 2 mm (w) x 53. 3 mm (h), horizontal pinback, chipping and crazing evident in the red patination, better than very fine. Footnote: The Gallipolli Star was a military decoration awarded by the